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Dang It! Lost a set of coils!
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Before I get back to searching again... how do the original stock coils fair? Should I even mess with them?... or go with aftermarket.
I did find a place in Oregon that sells a set of stockers for about $80.
Mine are cracked bad, I found that out after I did WG's "direct wiring from the battery" mod and it caused nice blue arcs from the sides of the coils to the frame.
Thanks in advance for helping me on my KZ1000st project.
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$127.80 for Accel coils, and $125 for Dyna. Jeff at Z1 sells Dyna coils and may be cheaper.
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321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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I had a set of Dyna coils on one of my 650s and could tell no difference.
Thanks... I like to keep things relatively stock for reliability on a long trip... but I do like to upgrade where stock parts are known to be trouble prone. I'm leaning toward stock at this point.
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Thanks again WG, that confirms my hunch... I've decided to go ahead an tear down my ST for the winter build up. I had originally planned on getting it running reliably as is and going for a couple of rides... I even enthusiatically planned a weekend ride around Lake Michigan... my buddies went and I sat at home because I still didn't have a title in hand.I think as long as a set of coils is powered correctly and not cracked or internally shorted, you won't be able to tell what type coils are in use.
I guess a busy schedule and mainly a snafu over getting the title has pushed me past riding season around here.
Keep us posted on your project.
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I have already picked up quite a few of the parts needed to get the project done... I am going to probably remove the engine and powdercoat frame on this one... Also get some of the chrome parts stripped and powdercoated due to rust.
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The creative aspect for me is that we just sold our house and are in an apartment for the winter... my bikes are all down at my cousins shop (about a half hour away) so the only time I get to work on the KZ is either late evenings during the week after the kids have gone to bed or on the weekends when I can break away for half a day.
Kinda cool tho... he's got 6 or 7 bikes of his own... just finished up an older BMW this spring that he rides all the time and a stripped down 72 shovel-head sportster that has the soul of John Deere tractor.
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